JJessica Blackband currently works as a communications specialist for the South Central Climate Science Center. She implements the Center’s strategic communications plan, working with researchers and stakeholders to help make climate science more usable and accessible. She is also pursuing a Masters in Public Policy at George Washington University, with a focus on environmental resource policy. Previous employment included an Americorps position with the Great Plains Landscape Conservation Cooperative (a program of the Fish and Wildlife Service) in Norman, Oklahoma.